The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is designed to support life during critical illness; however, in patients with advanced or terminal conditions, continued or escalated intensive interventions may offer limited benefit and instead prolong suffering for patients and families. In India, the lack of structured palliative care integration in ICUs—along with sociocultural expectations, communication gaps, defensive medical practices, and unclear medico-legal frameworks—has contributed to the persistence of non-beneficial end-of-life treatments. Although national guidelines jointly developed by the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Indian Association of Palliative Care exist, their implementation in routine ICU practice remains inconsistent.

To address these gaps, the Multifaceted Comprehensive Appropriate Care Package (MCACP) was developed as a structured, evidence-based framework integrating palliative care principles into ICU workflows. This study aims to pilot the MCACP in an ICU setting to refine implementation strategies, identify facilitators and barriers,



and assess preliminary outcomes, including quality of dying, family satisfaction, and care de-escalation practices.

Salary : Rs. 1,01,400/- p.m

Vacancy: One

• Lead the evaluation framework using implementation science tools such as the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Normalization Process Theory (NPT).
• Design and conduct mixed-method evaluations, for the research projects assigned by the PI.
• Evaluate the psychosocial aspects of interventions - patients and caregivers across settings - OP, IP & ICU
• Document structured observations; transcribe stakeholder interviews in Kannada/English, (translate to English as needed), and pre-post comparisons of intervention outcomes, such as quality of life, quality of death & dying, family satisfaction, resource utilization, and costs.
• Plan and conduct staff-training
• Ensure data triangulation and integrity by validating qual

📌 Project Research Scientist (Bengaluru)
🏢 MHA- Masters in Hospital Administration - St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru.
📍 Bengaluru